RIO FERDINAND: England sent a stream of pointless back-passes to him in the first half. His distribution fell way short of his usual standards but strong in the tackle and made two storming runs. 5

JOHN TERRY: McClaren’s eyes and ears on the pitch, the captain will be wounded by the abuse from the stands at final whistle. Kept Pini Balili quiet and made one excellent run forward in the first half. 6

JAMIE CARRAGHER: Booked for a foolish challenge early on. Nearly scored twice with headers from a clever corner routine. Left back is not his regular position, but he made the best of it. 6

STEVEN GERRARD: Moved to the right to accommodate the return of Hargreaves. Quiet first half, but took the game by the scruff of the neck after the break — and put in some dangerous crosses. 6

FRANK LAMPARD: Troubles he faced at the World Cup are resurfacing, although trademark shot in the second half was well saved. England lack mobility and Lampard is part of that problem. 5

OWEN HARGREAVES: A long way short of his world-class showing against Portugal in the World Cup quarter-final. Lost too many tackles and was chasing shadows against a second-rate team. 5

AARON LENNON: The one player who can frighten the life out of opponents, but England didn’t feed him. Best on the right and, though he put in a couple of decent crosses, looked isolated on the left. 5

WAYNE ROONEY: Easily frustrated, too easily dispossessed and failed to bring other players into play. Embarrassed Ben Haim against Bolton last week, but this time Rooney was left red-faced. Booked. 4

ANDREW JOHNSON: Made his mark in the League as a hustler, but international football requires more craft. Should have hit target when he met Gerrard's cross from the right. Place under threat. 5